"Lord Tsuchikage, are you all right now?"
Minato Namikaze watched Ōnoki fly over to them, looking at him with some pleasant surprise.
In the earlier battle, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju had led the offensive, and Madara Uchiha had focused on them from the start, so they had been sealed first.
Then came the injured Tsunade and Ōnoki.
Although Tsunade had been severely injured, her self-healing ability was extremely strong, so she had not withdrawn, instead insisting on staying on the battlefield.
As for Ōnoki, with the Senju Brothers and Tsunade originally leading the offensive, he had found it difficult to draw Madara's attention.
During the battle, however, his back injury had flared up while he was using Dust Release.
As an experienced ninja, Madara was incredibly perceptive in combat. Upon spotting an opening in Ōnoki's defenses, he had immediately attacked him.
The result went without saying.
But with Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, two ninja skilled in the Flying Thunder God Technique, present at the time, he had been rescued before Madara could kill him.
He had then been taken to the edge of the battlefield for medical ninja to treat him first.
None of them had expected him to return so quickly.
Jiraiya frowned at Ōnoki and reminded him, "If you haven't recovered from your injuries, there's no need to push yourself."
Ōnoki was still very powerful, and his Dust Release could provide an extraordinary advantage in battle.
But Jiraiya did not want him forcing himself to fight before his injuries had healed.
Against an enemy of Madara's caliber, Ōnoki could not do much in poor condition.
It would be better to let him rest a while, at least until his injuries healed.
Ōnoki did not speak. His gaze remained fixed on Madara Uchiha, who was approaching step